About this Abstract |
Meeting |
2022 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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Symposium
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Characterization of Minerals, Metals and Materials 2022
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Presentation Title |
L-10: Characterization and Basic Properties of Vine-root "Heteropisis flexuosa" as Potential Polymer Composite Reinforcement |
Author(s) |
Juliana Carneiro Cunha, Lucio Fabio Cassiano Nascimento, Fernanda Santos da Luz, Sergio Neves Monteiro, Valdir Florencio da Veiga Junior, Veronica Scarpini Candido, Wendell Bezerra |
On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Wendell Bezerra |
Abstract Scope |
The vine-root from a Amazon plant "Heteropisis flexuosa" has been used in simple items such as ropes, carpets and baskets, owing to its strength and flexibility. However, this root-vine has not applied as an engineering material, especially as composite reinforcement. The present work investigated for the first time the basic technological properties of this root-vine in terms of density, moisture content, thermogravimetric analysis, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, and scanning electron microscopy. the results showed values comparable to the most efficient natural fibers being currently applied as polymer composites reinforcement. In particular, the amount of cellulose and the microfibrilar angle revealed a possible association with relatively strong mechanical properties. |
Proceedings Inclusion? |
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Keywords |
Characterization, Composites, Biomaterials |